Starbucks copycat chocolate-cinnamon loaf is a year-round treat

Brandi is natural born food lover of anything from gourmet cheeses and wine down to plain baked breads. When not in the kitchen cooking, she loves to be outdoors, especially near the ocean. She puts her focus mainly on healthy organic ea...

Re-create the Starbucks chocolate-cinnamon loaf at home, and eat it any day

This popular chocolate-cinnamon bread that Starbucks sells around the holidays can be enjoyed year-round with this easy copycat recipe.

During the holidays, I get very excited when I see a certain coffee shop chain bring out its chocolate-cinnamon loaf. It's so simple yet so amazing and delicious I literally want to cry when it retires until the next holiday season.

This homemade loaf is the perfect balance of sweet and chocolaty with the just the right amount of spice. I finally decided to search for a recipe so I can make this treat whenever my stomach desires. Luckily there were many recipes floating around out there, but this one that I came across seemed perfect and sounded like an exact match to the tasty flavors in this bread served at Starbucks.

This recipe makes two loaves, and I find that freezing the second one works great (unless you plan to eat it right away) or even wrapping it tightly in plastic wrap and gifting it to a neighbor or family member.